The Summit League Announces the seventh Swimming and Diving Weekly Awards
The Summit League Announces the seventh Swimming and Diving Weekly Awards
By: Kelly Shipp
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Week seven of the swimming and diving season is complete and this week's Summit League weekly award winners come from the University of South Dakota and Eastern Illinois.
South Dakota swept the female awards with junior Katie Coleman earning swimmer of the week and senior Sarah Schank being named the diver of the week. The Coyotes were also represented on the men's side with Hudson Wilkerson earning his second diver of the week honor while Eastern Illinois' Ivan Escott was named the swimmer of the week.
Female Swimmer of the Week
Katie Coleman, South Dakota
Jr. | Lac La Biche, Alberta
- Claimed her second career swimmer of the week award and first of the season
- Set a USD record in the 50-yard freestyle with a time of 23.12. The record also is the top mark in the Summit League
- She swam the third fastest time in program history in the 100-yard freestyle with a time of 51.51. The mark ranks second in the Summit League this season
Also nominated: Lauren Oostman, Eastern Illinois; Laramie Reed, Western Illinois
Female Diver of the Week
Sarah Schank, South Dakota
Sr. | Cottage Grove, Minn.
- Earned her sixth career diver of the week honor and first this season
- Posted a season-high in the 3M event to move to third in the Summit this season
- Scored a 279.60 in the 3-meter dive and earned a score of 234.85 in the 1-meter at the Hawkeye Invitational that featured seven Power-5 opponents
Also nominated: Keelie Shuck, Western Illinois
Male Swimmer of the Week
Ivan Escott, Eastern Illinois
So. | Gilbertsville, Pa.
- Broke the oldest Eastern Illinois record during the preliminaries for the 100-Fly with a time of 50.70. The previous record was 50.86 and had stood since 1982
- Earned two, top 10 finishes in the 400-yard medley relay and the 200-yard medley relay
- Earned his first career swimmer of the week accolade
Also nominated: Adam Peterson, Western Illinois; Hunter Padgett, South Dakota
Male Diver of the Week
Hudson Wilkerson, South Dakota
Fr. | Powell, Wyo.
- Earned his second career diver of the week honor and second this season
- Scored a 284.10 in the 1-meter dive and a 261.40 in the 3-meter dive
- Season-high in 1-meter event moves Hudson to second in the Summit League and was the fourth highest point total in Coyote school history
Also nominated: Colin Parker, Western Illinois
2018-19 Summit League Swimmers and Divers of the Week
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Week
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Male Swimmer
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Female Swimmer
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Male Diver
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Female Diver
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Oct. 9
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Scott House
Eastern Illinois
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Sabrina Sabadeanu
South Dakota
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-
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Annika Clinton Omaha
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Oct. 16
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Brennan Bladel
Western Illinois
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Heidi Bradley
Denver
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Hudson Wilkerson
South Dakota
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Zora Opalka
Denver
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Oct. 23
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Brennan Bladel
Western Illinois
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Lauren Moden
Denver
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Colin Parker
Western Illinois
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Haley Pederson
South Dakota
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Oct. 30
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Hugo Sykes
Denver
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Rachel Manderscheid
Eastern Illinois
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-
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Nov. 6
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Cameron Auchinachie
Denver
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Erica Hagen
Western Illinois
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-
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Annika Clinton
Omaha
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Nov. 13
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-
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-
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-
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-
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Nov. 20
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Ivan Escott
Eastern Illinois
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Katie Coleman
South Dakota
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Hudson Wilkerson
South Dakota
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Sarah Schank
South Dakota
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Through 36 years of Division I athletics, The Summit League offers 19 championship sports and has a combined enrollment of nearly 115,000 at nine institutions, including three located in top 60 U.S. metro populations and two land-grant universities. Member institutions include: Denver (University of Denver), Purdue Fort Wayne (Purdue University Fort Wayne), the University of North Dakota, North Dakota State University, Omaha (University of Nebraska Omaha), Oral Roberts University, the University of South Dakota, South Dakota State University and Western Illinois University. Previously known as the Mid-Continent Conference, The Summit League rebranded in 2007 and has since produced 12 NCAA Champions along with over 100 Academic All-Americans, and nearly 125 All-America selections and numerous former student-athletes competing at the highest professional level.
